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Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.
Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]
Meandering track: Spacemind - Memory Hole [youtube.com/watch?v=uL0mvPZuklM]
Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org]
* "New algorithm inverts physics research process: study" (2018-07-28, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/UICZz]
* "Scientists from University of Western Australia engineer quantum-computing breakthrough" (2018-08-21, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/21/c_137407010.htm) [archive.is/FZNxZ]
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* "Forever young? Science may be a step closer to halting ageing process" (2018-08-13, rt.com/news/435857-science-anti-ageing-protein-exeter/) [archive.is/2xFVP]
* "Liz Parrish Wants to Live Forever" (2018-07-18, outsideonline.com/2325556/liz-parrish-live-forever) [peeep.us/69055829]
* "Scientists win new funding for pioneering work to map every cell in human body" (2018-08-10, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/10/c_137379773.htm) [archive.is/dlXAH]
* "Artificial humans? Scientists take key step in stem cell research, creating embryo-like structures" (2018-07-24, rt.com) [archive.fo/WxCDU]
* "By 2050 humans will attend own funerals as robots – futurologist" (2018-07-24, rt.com) [archive.fo/YCWFi]
* "Super-rich freeze their brains to ‘come back to life’ in 200 years" (2018-08-18, rt.com/business/436275-super-rich-brains-frozen/) [archive.is/vnNfs]
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* "Chinese researchers use ice to develop 3D nanofabrication method" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/YH7rj]
* "Chinese researchers develop world's first-ever 4D printing for ceramics" (2018-08-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/18/c_137398731.htm) [archive.is/6f94n]
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* "Taobao, HoloLens to develop price-checking smart glasses" (2018-08-08, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137376547.htm) [peeep.us/68886aa0]
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* "Swiss nanoparticle breaks world rotation record: institute" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/25/c_137345976.htm) [archive.is/s0DN2]
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* "FDA approves magnetic treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder" (2018-08-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/18/c_137398738.htm) [archive.is/FAaEk]
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Space News
[astrobio.net]
* "The sound of sunshine: NASA releases mesmerizing recording of the sun’s song" (2018-07-26, rt.com/usa/434351-sun-sound-recording-space/) [archive.is/O6xMq]
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* "Did the moon once support life? It’s likely, according to a new scientific study" (2018-07-24, rt.com) [archive.fo/lxJrs]
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* "Underground lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life; Italian Space Agency (ASI) announced on Wednesday that a body of liquid water has been detected on Mars for the first time" (2018-07-25, presstv.com) [archive.fo/R988k]
* "Italian Space Agency's researchers announce discovery of liquid, salty water on Mars" (2018-07-25, xinhuanet.com) [archive.fo/JLAqY]
* "Scientists identify lake of liquid water under surface of Mars" (2018-07-25, xinhuanet.com) [archive.fo/ttlxy]
* "Liquid water lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life" (2018-07-26, cgtn.com) [archive.is/TRUbd]
* "Discovery on Mars: Scientists find large liquid lake, raises possibility of life" (2018-07-26, broadcast transcript, cgtn.com) [archive.is/jaJ27]
* "Life on Mars? Scientists discover underground 'lake' at south pole" (2018-07-25, rt.com) [archive.fo/MTTg5]
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* "Extreme bugs found in slag dump; The world's most alkaline lifeforms are living in contaminated water in the US" (2003-11-19, bbc.co.uk) [archive.is/NZsFK]
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* "New radiation maps may help hunt for life on Jupiter's moon Europa" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/UuDx3], (2018-07-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7751444d79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/JZW3u]
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* "Blood-curdling video shows near-Earth asteroids spotted by NASA have skyrocketed in 20yrs" (2018-07-25, rt.com) [archive.fo/29gAc]
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* "Most low-mass exoplanets are rocky: research" (2018-08-12, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d794d444e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/vtpKU]
* "Most low-mass exoplanets are rocky: research" (2018-08-11, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/11/c_137383834.htm) [archive.is/x2ifN]
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* "NASA detects hydrogen 'wall' surrounding solar system" (2018-08-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d314d544e79457a6333566d54/share.html) [archive.is/OUX53]
* "NASA detects hydrogen "wall" surrounding solar system" (2018-08-15, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/16/c_137394704.htm) [archive.is/bDECN]
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* "Exoplanets may be water balls: study" (2018-08-18, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/19/c_137400761.htm) [archive.is/ACcp8]
* "Harvard researcher suggests many water-worlds in space" (2018-08-20, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e34496a4e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/JQiBa]
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* "Turning inside out: Born-again star may predict how solar system will end" (2018-08-08, rt.com/news/435405-star-death-solar-system/) [peeep.us/32a40f3a]
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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]
* "Burial chambers of 2 ancient officials discovered in Upper Egypt's Minya" (2018-07-31, xinhuanet.com) [xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/31/c_137360003.htm] [peeep.us/1442903c]
* "Great Pyramid of Giza can concentrate electromagnetic energy - study" (2018-07-31, rt.com) [rt.com/news/434723-giza-pyramid-electromagentic-energy/] [archive.is/o9TAZ] [peeep.us/2d167de3]
* "Study reveals the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy; Scientists created a model of the pyramid resonant electromagnetic responce" (2018-07-30, ITMO UNIVERSITY, en.ifmo.ru) [eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/iu-srt073018.php] [archive.is/MfHW3] [peeep.us/c161f399] [begin excerpt]:
An international research group applied methods of theoretical physics to investigate the electromagnetic response of the Great Pyramid to radio waves. Scientists predicted that under resonance conditions the pyramid can concentrate electromagnetic energy in its internal chambers and under the base. The research group plans to use these theoretical results to design nanoparticles capable of reproducing similar effects in the optical range. Such nanoparticles may be used, for example, to develop sensors and highly efficient solar cells. The study was published in the Journal of Applied Physics.
While Egyptian pyramids are surrounded by many myths and legends, we have little scientifically reliable information about their physical properties. As it turns out, sometimes this information proves to be more striking that any fiction. This idea found confirmation in a new joint study by scientists from ITMO University and the Laser Zentrum Hannover. The physicists took an interest in how the Great Pyramid would interact with electromagnetic waves of a proportional or, in other words, resonant length. Calculations showed that in the resonant state the pyramid can concentrate electromagnetic energy in the pyramid's internal chambers as well as under its base, where the third unfinished chamber is located.
These conclusions were derived on the basis of numerical modeling and analytical methods of physics. The researchers first estimated that resonances in the pyramid can be induced by radio waves with a length ranging from 200 to 600 meters. Then, they made a model of the electromagnetic response of the pyramid and calculated the extinction cross section. This value helps to estimate which part of the incident wave energy can be scattered or absorbed by the pyramid under resonant conditions. Finally, for the same conditions, the scientists obtained the electromagnetic fields distribution inside the pyramid.
In order to explain the results, the scientists conducted a multipole analysis. This method is widely used in physics to study the interaction between a complex object and electromagnetic field. The object scattering the field is replaced by a set of simpler sources of radiation: multipoles. The collection of multipoles radiation coincides with the field scattering by an entire object. Therefore, knowing the type of each multipole, it is possible to predict and explain the distribution and configuration of the scattered fields in the whole system.
The Great Pyramid attracted the researchers while they were studying the interaction between light and dielectric nanoparticles. The scattering of light by nanoparticles depends on their size, shape and refractive index of the source material. Varying these parameters, it is possible to determine the resonance scattering regimes and use them to develop devices for controlling light at the nanoscale. [end excerpt]
* "Electromagnetic properties of the Great Pyramid: First multipole resonances and energy concentration" (2018-07-20) [aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5026556], abstract:
Resonant response of the Great Pyramid interacting with external electromagnetic waves of the radio frequency range (the wavelength range is 200–600 m) is theoretically investigated. With the help of numerical simulations and multipole decomposition, it is found that spectra of the extinction and scattering cross sections include resonant features associated with excitation of the Pyramid's electromagnetic dipole and quadrupole moments. Electromagnetic field distributions inside the Pyramid at the resonant conditions are demonstrated and discussed for two cases, when the Pyramid is located in a homogeneous space or on a substrate. It is revealed that the Pyramid's chambers can collect and concentrate electromagnetic energy for the both surrounding conditions. In the case of the Pyramid on the substrate, at the shorter wavelengths, the electromagnetic energy accumulates in the chambers providing local spectral maxima for electric and magnetic fields. It is shown that basically the Pyramid scatters the electromagnetic waves and focuses them into the substrate region. The spectral dependence of the focusing effect is discussed. [end excerpt]
* "Researchers discover what was on top of the Great Pyramid" (2015-04-24, ancient-code.com) [ancient-code.com/researchers-discover-what-was-located-on-top-of-the-great-pyramid/] [archive.is/gs7N4] [peeep.us/6535c996]:
The investigations of renowned Spanish architect Miguel Pérez-Sánchez that lasted over ten years, allowed him to rebuild via computer models and with great accuracy, the pyramid of Cheops and determine that it was “crowned” by a sphere of 2 meters in diameter.
Pérez Sánchez announced his discovery in a publication of the book containing his doctoral thesis where he explained that “the pyramid of Cheops, according to analysis, demonstrates that it was an encyclopedia of knowledge.”
The Great Pyramid is the most important building of the Old Kingdom, it is one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, the only one that remains standing today. Devoid of its original coating blocks of white limestone, the great Pyramid lacks its summit which gave the pyramid another 9 meters in height. Now, researchers know the exact shape of the object that was placed on top of the pyramid.
As proposed by Pérez-Sánchez, the sphere that the ancient Egyptians placed at the top of the pyramid symbolized the Eye of Horus and had a diameter of 2,718 royal cubits (2.7 meters), which is the accurate measure of the number e. The sphere located on the Pyramid was placed as a worship to the Sun and Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, which was associated with Isis.
Pérez-Sánchez had the support of a multidisciplinary team in his investigation, allowing him to construct a computer replica of the Great Pyramid like never before.
The three-dimensional drawing of the Great Pyramid has revealed its original measurements, analyzing it, allowed researchers to understand the historical significance of the monument. In addition of the sphere located on top of the pyramid, missing today, analysis enabled researchers to find out the inclination angle of 51,84º, the platform that supported the sphere with a pi perimeter of royal cubits; and the height of the pyramidal vertex of 277 778 cubits, equal to the quotient of dividing 1,000,000 between 3,600. According to Pérez-Sánchez, the discovery of the original shape and dimensions of the Great Pyramid, its reconstruction and analysis revealed an architecture made of pure mathematics, geometry, geodesy and astronomy.
The original surface of the pyramid, now in ruins, was 100,000 times the number pi (π) 3000 years ahead of the understanding of π.
The ancient Egyptians that planned the Pyramid had an incredible scientific knowledge, understanding the Pythagorean Theorem two millennium ahead of time, a precision in the definition of pi with 6 decimals 3 millennia ahead of its time, including the knowledge of the number e, and the accurate measures of the Earth, Sun and Sirius anticipated over 4 millennia.
The geodesic dependence of the Great Pyramid has been confirmed by scaling relations based on the sexagesimal system. The weight of the pyramid is estimated at 5,955,000 tons. Multiplied by 10^8 gives a reasonable estimate of the earth’s mass. It also represents the Sun’s Radius: Twice the perimeter of the bottom of the granite coffer times 10^8 is the sun’s mean radius. [270.45378502 Pyramid Inches* 10^8 = 427,316 miles]
Thanks to the astronomical data provided by Plutarch, researchers managed to place the incredible monument in its historical context understanding why Pharaoh Khufu had commissioned these incredible projects.
This is believed to be the reason why, Snefru, father of Khufu, built during his reign, three pyramids in search for the “perfect pyramid” which explains the efforts of the architects of the Pyramid, to include within the Great Pyramid, their knowledge of the past.
More importantly, Pérez-Sánchez mentions the great Sphinx in his work, stating that “the Great Sphinx is not contemporary with the pyramids that surround it, but it is the product of a much earlier civilization that shaped and carved it around the eight millennium BC.
Please access the official website in spansh for this research
https://antiguoegiptoxxi.info/presentacion
* "Lighting Up Saqqara: An Electrifying Alternative Theory for the Oversized Serapeum Sarcophagi" (2018-07-27, ancient-origins.net) [archive.is/9Sk0z]
RICHARD KELLY MOORE: The Suppressed Electrical Universe Theory and its Importance for Understanding Climate Change (2014-07-16) [https://vimeo.com/101088848]
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* "Kailasa Temple: How Was This Massive Hindu Temple Carved out of a Single Rock?" (2017-06-16, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/kailasa-temple-how-was-massive-hindu-temple-carved-out-single-rock-008249?nopaging=1) [archive.is/BXn2i]
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* "Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia" (2018-07-26, cgtn.com) [archive.is/Tgr2v]
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* "Han Dynasty village discovered in Sichuan" (2018-07-26, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/s3Mvo]
* "Site of Han Dynasty village discovered in Sichuan, SW China" (2018-07-27, cgtn.com) [archive.is/E0WYo]
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* "Yunnan launches preservation project on ancient books" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/C5STI] [begin excerpt]: The project, primarily registering authors, book editions, as well as the locations of the books, was jointly organized by the Ancient Books Preservation and Conservation Association of China and the Yunnan Ancient Books Preservation Center.
Yunnan is home to more than one million ancient books. Since 2008, Yunnan has registered and cataloged about 70 percent of its ancient books found in local libraries, museums, and temples. [end excerpt]
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* "Legendary Lost City of Ucetia Has Been Found and Its Remains are Breathtaking" (2017-04-03, ancient-origins.net) [archive.is/hk2Vd]
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* "Hexi Corridor excavations lead to climatic change discovery" (2018-08-07, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/07/c_137373983.htm) [peeep.us/56f67b43]
* "40,000-yo foal unearthed in Siberia’s ‘Gateway to the Underworld’ in perfect condition" (2018-08-12, rt.com/news/435759-ice-age-horse-russia/) [archive.is/tcqxy]
- image caption: North-Eastern Federal University
* "World’s only ‘prickly’ woolly mammoth hat goes on sale in Siberia for $10k" (2018-08-13, rt.com/news/435843-mammoth-hair-hat-yakutia/) [archive.is/Bo3Iy]
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* "Mexican Archaeologists Find Oldest Mayan Remains in Cave; Mayan civilization dominated the region for some 2,000 years before the ancient civilization mysteriously abandoned its cities" (2018-08-12, telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexican-Archaeologists-Find-Oldest-Mayan-Remains-in-Cave-20180812-0004.html) [archive.is/uuEX5]
* "Ancient Mayan discovery: 7,000yo skeleton unearthed in Mexican cave" (2018-08-09, rt.com/news/435524-mexico-ancient-mayan-skeletons/) [peeep.us/4f00348a]
- image caption: One of the skulls recovered from the cave in Tabasco
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Astonishingly, no photographs show the grounds of the excavation site where...
* "New sphinx discovered in Luxor" (2018-08-09, egypttoday.com/Article/4/55645/New-sphinx-discovered-in-Luxor) [archive.is/ZkU9e]:
A sphinx was found during the development of Al-Kabbash Road project, declared General Director of Luxor Antiquities Mohamed Abdel Aziz on Sunday.
Abdel Aziz remarked that the ministry is currently working on lifting the statue because due to the nature of the environment it is in, it cannot be extracted directly from its place.
He added that Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani has urged tourists to visit Al-Kabbash road to see the statue.
In the same context, Bassam al-Shamma, a researcher in Egyptology, remarked that the Sphinx’s discovery is expected as several sphinx statues are found across Luxor such as the sphinx statues for King Aymanhotb III and Thutmose IV.
Al-Kabbash Road project, which would be finished by the end of 2018, was resumed in 2017 with a budget of LE 230 million ($12.7 million) in cooperation with Luxor governorate, the head of the projects’ sector at the Ministry of Antiquities, Waheed Abou el-Ela, told Egypt Today Friday, quoting Minister al-Anani.
Abou el-Ela said the road will be paved to allow easy access for visitors in addition to moving utilities like electricity and water. The project includes the development of the floors, the completion of the excavation and repairs to the collection of Al-Kabbash, ram-headed sphinxes, in the warehouses followed by re-installing them.
Al-Anani announced that an engineering committee visited Luxor on May 27 to discuss all the project’s obstacles, to prepare a detailed study of the current situation and to prepare a comprehensive financial feasibility study for the project.
Al-Kabbash Road is the road that connects Luxor Temple to Karnak Temple.
The project to excavate and restore Al-Kabbash Road began in 2005 and about LE 600 million have been spent on the project. The project was halted after the January 25 Revolution.
* "Ancient Egyptian sphinx discovered during road construction between ancient temples" (2018-08-07, rt.com/news/435309-egypt-sphinx-luxor-karnak/) [archive.is/tz6tl]
* "Surprise Discovery of 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Sphinx with Human Head and Lion Body" (2018-08-12, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/sphinx-0010530) [archive.is/vwWG6]
* "Has Egypt's second sphinx been found? Ancient statue with a 'lion's body and a human head' is unearthed by stunned construction workers" (2018-08-09, dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6044053/Has-Egypts-second-sphinx-Statue-lions-body-human-head-found.html) [peeep.us/0819964d], synopsis: The new statue was discovered between the temples of Karnak and Luxor. The 'sphinx' was found on Al-Kabbash Road which connects the two temples. Officials has confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'. Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt was near the Great Pyramids on the west bank. It is the oldest and largest known monumental sculpture in the world.
* "Another ancient sphinx likely found in Egypt: report" (2018-08-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/13/c_137386954.htm) [archive.is/r6Mjh]
* "Discovery of the statue of the "Sphinx" in the way of the rams in Luxor .. Learn the details" (2018-08-05, youm7.com/story/2018/8/5/اكتشاف-تمثال-لـ-أبو-الهول-فى-طريق-الكباش-بالأقصر-اعرف/3899787) [archive.is/6kO9J]; (translation, translate.google.com): Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Director General of the Antiquities of Luxor, said that a statue of the "Sphinx" was discovered during the development of the Kabbash road project, which is due to be completed later this year, in preparation for its opening.
The director general of the effects of Luxor, in special remarks for the "seventh day," that Dr. Khaled Anani, the Minister of Antiquities invited visitors to visit the path of rams to see the statue discovered during his visit yesterday, to inspect development projects and archaeological sites.
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Aziz pointed out that the statue, which is a human body and the head of a lion, is being removed. It can not be extracted at the moment it is discovered directly because of the nature of the environment in which it was found.
Dr. Mustafa Al-Saghir, director general of the Karnak ruins and supervisor of the Al-Kabbash road project, added that the statue has not been removed from the site until now, but is being lifted.
- image caption: Way of the Rams
* "Return of Egyptian Treasures: Artifacts smuggled out of Egypt recovered from Rome depot" (2018-08-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3351444d35454464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/Mcmdv]
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* "Ancient Egyptian sphinx discovered during road construction between ancient temples" (2018-08-07, rt.com/news/435309-egypt-sphinx-luxor-karnak/) [peeep.us/fa9485ff]
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* "Czech scientists discover connection between Ancient Egypt, Anatolia" (2018-08-07, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/07/c_137374319.htm) [peeep.us/771be2ba]
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* "Here's who was inside the 'cursed' Egyptian sarcophagus" (2018-08-19, rt.com/news/436343-egypt-sarcophagus-skeletons-curse/) [archive.is/dD28I]
* "Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Sa-Nakht May Have Been a Giant, New Study Suggests" (2017-08-06, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ancient-egyptian-pharaoh-sa-nakht-may-have-been-giant-new-study-suggests-021550) [archive.is/RsZ78]
* "3,000yo Egyptian cheese infected with deadly disease unearthed at ancient burial site" (2018-08-17, rt.com/news/436239-egypt-memphis-ancient-cheese/) [archive.is/pzFFl]
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* "Was Socrates in Space? A Question of Ancient Spaceflight" (2018-08-09, by Caleb Strom, ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/ancient-spaceflight-0010517) [archive.is/ueyvC]
- image caption: 10th century AD Greek copy of Aristarchus of Samos's 2nd century BC calculations of the relative sizes of the Sun, Moon and the Earth.
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* "Morocco Culture: Ancient Roman village with many mysteries facing revival" (2018-08-07, news.cgtn.com/news/3559544f34454464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [peeep.us/44633f61]
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* "Unmasking King Richard: Does the Lionhearted King of England Have a Better Reputation Than He Deserves?" (2017-06-18, by Wu Mingren, ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/unmasking-king-richard-does-lionhearted-king-england-have-better-reputation-he-021446) [archive.is/ToLcN]:
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* "Model village in Islamabad hides centuries of almost forgotten, intriguing history" (2018-08-14, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/14/c_137389032.htm) [archive.is/0SWUb] [begin excerpt]: Historians believe that the village's architecture shows the fading footprints of four civilizations including Gandhara, Ashoka, Mughal and Greek, making it an ideal destination for visitors interested in finding traces of fading history in ancient buildings. [end excerpt]
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* "Relics of an ancient kiln found in east China" (2018-08-12, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d3151444e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/GTxd1]
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* "Villagers toil over return of lost mummy Buddha" (2018-07-31, xinhuanet.com) [xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/31/c_137359696.htm] [peeep.us/17052cc1]
* "Chinese court hears case on lost mummified Buddha" (2018-07-26, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/8fJFR]
* "UK police returns Indian Buddha statue on India's Independent Day 57 years after theft" (2018-08-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3445544e79457a6333566d54/share.html) [archive.is/puYQa]
* "Restored or ruined? Botched Buddha restoration sparks outcry in China" (2018-08-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7945444e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/sJtWi]
- image caption: The before (L) and after (R) of the repair work that sparked criticism on social media.
- image caption: Another Buddhist site from the Song Dynasty, before (R) and after (L), was re-painted in 1999.
- image caption: One of the sites in Anyue County is missing its original marks in the in the "restored" version.
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* "Relics of ancient Shu civilization on display at National Museum of China" (2018-07-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d356b544f78457a6333566d54/share.html) [archive.is/IXh2N]
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* "Where Did the Polynesians Really Come From?" (2017-06-15, by Caleb Strom, ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/where-did-polynesians-really-come-008243) [archive.is/pIera] [begin excerpt]:
The Express Train or Slow Boat to Polynesian Origins -
The two main theories today are called the Express Train Hypothesis and the Slow Boat Hypothesis. The Express Train Hypothesis says that Polynesians come originally from Taiwan by way of the Philippines and Melanesia. According to this view, Polynesians are mainly a part of a migration wave that came out of Taiwan. The western part of Polynesia was settled between 3000 and 1000 BC by people from Taiwan via the Philippines as well as parts of New Guinea. Eastern Polynesia was settled beginning around 900 AD as Polynesian voyagers began to set out from Tonga and Samoa and other islands of western Polynesia to settle the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, and Easter Island, among other islands of the region.
According to the Slow Boat Hypothesis, the ancestors of the Polynesians are of Austronesian descent and still have a connection to Taiwan, but the ancestors of modern Polynesians spent several centuries intermarrying with people of Papuan and Indonesian lineage before setting out to Polynesia.
The first view is supported by linguistic and ethnographic data, but there is genetic evidence for the second hypothesis. Genetic studies have shown, for example, that a significant percentage of the Polynesian population has y-chromosomal DNA haplogroups coming from Papua New Guinea while most of the mtDNA comes from haplogroups in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. This suggests some degree of intermarriage between Polynesians and other Austronesian groups as well as non-Austronesian groups. Another possible line of evidence for this hypothesis comes from the fact that there is a gap in the language evolution of Polynesian Austronesian languages. Polynesian languages have features that no other Austronesian languages possess. This could be because of interaction with Papuan and Indonesian populations.
- image caption: he face of Mana, a Lapita woman whose face was reconstructed using a model of her skull which was excavated from an early human settlement at Naitabale in Fiji. ( realhistoryww.com) Genetic studies have shown that most mtDNA in Polynesia comes from Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
- image caption: Drawing of Easter Island man and woman, by William Hodges, 1777. It is possible that South American voyagers sailed to Polynesia to meet the Rapa Nui.
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* "Easter Island people want return of their sacred statue, stolen by imperial Brits" (2018-08-09, rt.com/news/435538-british-museum-moai-easter/) [peeep.us/b3e6861b]
- image caption: Moai sculpture from Easter Island in the British Museum
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* "Leaving their cave dwellings behind, Ningxia's ecological migrants embrace a better life" (2018-08-12, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/12/c_137385056.htm) [peeep.us/d21142ab]
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* "In saliva, clues to a 'ghost' species of ancient human; The evolutionary history of a salivary protein may point to interbreeding between humans and an enigmatic ancient relative" (2017-07-21, University at Buffalo, via sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170721113415.htm) [archive.is/jGdDZ]
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* "Archaeologists explore prehistoric ruins at west Tibet" (2018-08-16, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/16/c_137395867.htm) [archive.is/kNh5D]
* "Ancient tombs provide clues to mysterious civilization in Tibet" (2018-08-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/17/c_137397943.htm) [archive.is/JrfPV]
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* "Pre-Hispanic 4,000-Year-Old Bas Relief Wall Uncovered in Peru; Covered in skulls, seeds and snake skeletons, the abandoned remnants of the ancient bas-relief wall were uncovered by archaeologists north of the capital" (2018-08-16, telesurtv.net/english/news/Pre-Hispanic-4000-Year-Old-Bas-Relief-Wall-Uncovered-in-Peru-20180816-0019.html) [archive.is/07Drp]
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* "Israel discovers 19th-century soap factory in Jaffa" (2018-08-14, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/15/c_137390319.htm) [archive.is/iaMnf]:
A soap factory dating back to the 19th century has been unearthed, along with large underground chambers, in the old city of Jaffa, said a report published Tuesday by Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA).
The discoveries were revealed at the Uri Geller Museum, now under construction and expected to be opened to the public in a few months.
The site included troughs for mixing raw materials for the soap, a large cauldron, a hearth, water cisterns and underground vaults that were used for storage.
This discovery allows archeologists to reconstruct the manufacturing process, and to compare with similar factories where the traditional manufacturing process has remained.
The factory, whose original ownership remains unclear, is the second of its kind discovered in Jaffa, a part of the coastal city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, located in the center of Israel.
The production of soap from olive oil is an industry that was recorded as far back as the 10th-century. Soap became an important and lucrative product in the area, booming in the middle ages and continuing till the start of the 20th-century.
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* "World Photography Day: The history of photography at the Forbidden City" (2018-08-19, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d33416a4e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/JvN3I]
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Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org]
* "New algorithm inverts physics research process: study" (2018-07-28, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/UICZz]
* "Scientists from University of Western Australia engineer quantum-computing breakthrough" (2018-08-21, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/21/c_137407010.htm) [archive.is/FZNxZ]
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* "Forever young? Science may be a step closer to halting ageing process" (2018-08-13, rt.com/news/435857-science-anti-ageing-protein-exeter/) [archive.is/2xFVP]
* "Liz Parrish Wants to Live Forever" (2018-07-18, outsideonline.com/2325556/liz-parrish-live-forever) [peeep.us/69055829]
* "Scientists win new funding for pioneering work to map every cell in human body" (2018-08-10, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/10/c_137379773.htm) [archive.is/dlXAH]
* "Artificial humans? Scientists take key step in stem cell research, creating embryo-like structures" (2018-07-24, rt.com) [archive.fo/WxCDU]
* "By 2050 humans will attend own funerals as robots – futurologist" (2018-07-24, rt.com) [archive.fo/YCWFi]
* "Super-rich freeze their brains to ‘come back to life’ in 200 years" (2018-08-18, rt.com/business/436275-super-rich-brains-frozen/) [archive.is/vnNfs]
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* "Chinese researchers use ice to develop 3D nanofabrication method" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/YH7rj]
* "Chinese researchers develop world's first-ever 4D printing for ceramics" (2018-08-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/18/c_137398731.htm) [archive.is/6f94n]
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* "Taobao, HoloLens to develop price-checking smart glasses" (2018-08-08, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137376547.htm) [peeep.us/68886aa0]
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* "Swiss nanoparticle breaks world rotation record: institute" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/25/c_137345976.htm) [archive.is/s0DN2]
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* "FDA approves magnetic treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder" (2018-08-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/18/c_137398738.htm) [archive.is/FAaEk]
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Space News
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* "The sound of sunshine: NASA releases mesmerizing recording of the sun’s song" (2018-07-26, rt.com/usa/434351-sun-sound-recording-space/) [archive.is/O6xMq]
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* "Did the moon once support life? It’s likely, according to a new scientific study" (2018-07-24, rt.com) [archive.fo/lxJrs]
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* "Underground lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life; Italian Space Agency (ASI) announced on Wednesday that a body of liquid water has been detected on Mars for the first time" (2018-07-25, presstv.com) [archive.fo/R988k]
* "Italian Space Agency's researchers announce discovery of liquid, salty water on Mars" (2018-07-25, xinhuanet.com) [archive.fo/JLAqY]
* "Scientists identify lake of liquid water under surface of Mars" (2018-07-25, xinhuanet.com) [archive.fo/ttlxy]
* "Liquid water lake found on Mars, raising possibility of life" (2018-07-26, cgtn.com) [archive.is/TRUbd]
* "Discovery on Mars: Scientists find large liquid lake, raises possibility of life" (2018-07-26, broadcast transcript, cgtn.com) [archive.is/jaJ27]
* "Life on Mars? Scientists discover underground 'lake' at south pole" (2018-07-25, rt.com) [archive.fo/MTTg5]
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* "Extreme bugs found in slag dump; The world's most alkaline lifeforms are living in contaminated water in the US" (2003-11-19, bbc.co.uk) [archive.is/NZsFK]
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* "New radiation maps may help hunt for life on Jupiter's moon Europa" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/UuDx3], (2018-07-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7751444d79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/JZW3u]
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* "Blood-curdling video shows near-Earth asteroids spotted by NASA have skyrocketed in 20yrs" (2018-07-25, rt.com) [archive.fo/29gAc]
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* "Most low-mass exoplanets are rocky: research" (2018-08-12, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d794d444e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/vtpKU]
* "Most low-mass exoplanets are rocky: research" (2018-08-11, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/11/c_137383834.htm) [archive.is/x2ifN]
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* "NASA detects hydrogen 'wall' surrounding solar system" (2018-08-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d314d544e79457a6333566d54/share.html) [archive.is/OUX53]
* "NASA detects hydrogen "wall" surrounding solar system" (2018-08-15, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/16/c_137394704.htm) [archive.is/bDECN]
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* "Exoplanets may be water balls: study" (2018-08-18, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/19/c_137400761.htm) [archive.is/ACcp8]
* "Harvard researcher suggests many water-worlds in space" (2018-08-20, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e34496a4e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/JQiBa]
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* "Turning inside out: Born-again star may predict how solar system will end" (2018-08-08, rt.com/news/435405-star-death-solar-system/) [peeep.us/32a40f3a]
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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]
* "Burial chambers of 2 ancient officials discovered in Upper Egypt's Minya" (2018-07-31, xinhuanet.com) [xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/31/c_137360003.htm] [peeep.us/1442903c]
* "Great Pyramid of Giza can concentrate electromagnetic energy - study" (2018-07-31, rt.com) [rt.com/news/434723-giza-pyramid-electromagentic-energy/] [archive.is/o9TAZ] [peeep.us/2d167de3]
* "Study reveals the Great Pyramid of Giza can focus electromagnetic energy; Scientists created a model of the pyramid resonant electromagnetic responce" (2018-07-30, ITMO UNIVERSITY, en.ifmo.ru) [eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/iu-srt073018.php] [archive.is/MfHW3] [peeep.us/c161f399] [begin excerpt]:
An international research group applied methods of theoretical physics to investigate the electromagnetic response of the Great Pyramid to radio waves. Scientists predicted that under resonance conditions the pyramid can concentrate electromagnetic energy in its internal chambers and under the base. The research group plans to use these theoretical results to design nanoparticles capable of reproducing similar effects in the optical range. Such nanoparticles may be used, for example, to develop sensors and highly efficient solar cells. The study was published in the Journal of Applied Physics.
While Egyptian pyramids are surrounded by many myths and legends, we have little scientifically reliable information about their physical properties. As it turns out, sometimes this information proves to be more striking that any fiction. This idea found confirmation in a new joint study by scientists from ITMO University and the Laser Zentrum Hannover. The physicists took an interest in how the Great Pyramid would interact with electromagnetic waves of a proportional or, in other words, resonant length. Calculations showed that in the resonant state the pyramid can concentrate electromagnetic energy in the pyramid's internal chambers as well as under its base, where the third unfinished chamber is located.
These conclusions were derived on the basis of numerical modeling and analytical methods of physics. The researchers first estimated that resonances in the pyramid can be induced by radio waves with a length ranging from 200 to 600 meters. Then, they made a model of the electromagnetic response of the pyramid and calculated the extinction cross section. This value helps to estimate which part of the incident wave energy can be scattered or absorbed by the pyramid under resonant conditions. Finally, for the same conditions, the scientists obtained the electromagnetic fields distribution inside the pyramid.
In order to explain the results, the scientists conducted a multipole analysis. This method is widely used in physics to study the interaction between a complex object and electromagnetic field. The object scattering the field is replaced by a set of simpler sources of radiation: multipoles. The collection of multipoles radiation coincides with the field scattering by an entire object. Therefore, knowing the type of each multipole, it is possible to predict and explain the distribution and configuration of the scattered fields in the whole system.
The Great Pyramid attracted the researchers while they were studying the interaction between light and dielectric nanoparticles. The scattering of light by nanoparticles depends on their size, shape and refractive index of the source material. Varying these parameters, it is possible to determine the resonance scattering regimes and use them to develop devices for controlling light at the nanoscale. [end excerpt]
* "Electromagnetic properties of the Great Pyramid: First multipole resonances and energy concentration" (2018-07-20) [aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5026556], abstract:
Resonant response of the Great Pyramid interacting with external electromagnetic waves of the radio frequency range (the wavelength range is 200–600 m) is theoretically investigated. With the help of numerical simulations and multipole decomposition, it is found that spectra of the extinction and scattering cross sections include resonant features associated with excitation of the Pyramid's electromagnetic dipole and quadrupole moments. Electromagnetic field distributions inside the Pyramid at the resonant conditions are demonstrated and discussed for two cases, when the Pyramid is located in a homogeneous space or on a substrate. It is revealed that the Pyramid's chambers can collect and concentrate electromagnetic energy for the both surrounding conditions. In the case of the Pyramid on the substrate, at the shorter wavelengths, the electromagnetic energy accumulates in the chambers providing local spectral maxima for electric and magnetic fields. It is shown that basically the Pyramid scatters the electromagnetic waves and focuses them into the substrate region. The spectral dependence of the focusing effect is discussed. [end excerpt]
* "Researchers discover what was on top of the Great Pyramid" (2015-04-24, ancient-code.com) [ancient-code.com/researchers-discover-what-was-located-on-top-of-the-great-pyramid/] [archive.is/gs7N4] [peeep.us/6535c996]:
The investigations of renowned Spanish architect Miguel Pérez-Sánchez that lasted over ten years, allowed him to rebuild via computer models and with great accuracy, the pyramid of Cheops and determine that it was “crowned” by a sphere of 2 meters in diameter.
Pérez Sánchez announced his discovery in a publication of the book containing his doctoral thesis where he explained that “the pyramid of Cheops, according to analysis, demonstrates that it was an encyclopedia of knowledge.”
The Great Pyramid is the most important building of the Old Kingdom, it is one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, the only one that remains standing today. Devoid of its original coating blocks of white limestone, the great Pyramid lacks its summit which gave the pyramid another 9 meters in height. Now, researchers know the exact shape of the object that was placed on top of the pyramid.
As proposed by Pérez-Sánchez, the sphere that the ancient Egyptians placed at the top of the pyramid symbolized the Eye of Horus and had a diameter of 2,718 royal cubits (2.7 meters), which is the accurate measure of the number e. The sphere located on the Pyramid was placed as a worship to the Sun and Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, which was associated with Isis.
Pérez-Sánchez had the support of a multidisciplinary team in his investigation, allowing him to construct a computer replica of the Great Pyramid like never before.
The three-dimensional drawing of the Great Pyramid has revealed its original measurements, analyzing it, allowed researchers to understand the historical significance of the monument. In addition of the sphere located on top of the pyramid, missing today, analysis enabled researchers to find out the inclination angle of 51,84º, the platform that supported the sphere with a pi perimeter of royal cubits; and the height of the pyramidal vertex of 277 778 cubits, equal to the quotient of dividing 1,000,000 between 3,600. According to Pérez-Sánchez, the discovery of the original shape and dimensions of the Great Pyramid, its reconstruction and analysis revealed an architecture made of pure mathematics, geometry, geodesy and astronomy.
The original surface of the pyramid, now in ruins, was 100,000 times the number pi (π) 3000 years ahead of the understanding of π.
The ancient Egyptians that planned the Pyramid had an incredible scientific knowledge, understanding the Pythagorean Theorem two millennium ahead of time, a precision in the definition of pi with 6 decimals 3 millennia ahead of its time, including the knowledge of the number e, and the accurate measures of the Earth, Sun and Sirius anticipated over 4 millennia.
The geodesic dependence of the Great Pyramid has been confirmed by scaling relations based on the sexagesimal system. The weight of the pyramid is estimated at 5,955,000 tons. Multiplied by 10^8 gives a reasonable estimate of the earth’s mass. It also represents the Sun’s Radius: Twice the perimeter of the bottom of the granite coffer times 10^8 is the sun’s mean radius. [270.45378502 Pyramid Inches* 10^8 = 427,316 miles]
Thanks to the astronomical data provided by Plutarch, researchers managed to place the incredible monument in its historical context understanding why Pharaoh Khufu had commissioned these incredible projects.
This is believed to be the reason why, Snefru, father of Khufu, built during his reign, three pyramids in search for the “perfect pyramid” which explains the efforts of the architects of the Pyramid, to include within the Great Pyramid, their knowledge of the past.
More importantly, Pérez-Sánchez mentions the great Sphinx in his work, stating that “the Great Sphinx is not contemporary with the pyramids that surround it, but it is the product of a much earlier civilization that shaped and carved it around the eight millennium BC.
Please access the official website in spansh for this research
https://antiguoegiptoxxi.info/presentacion
* "Lighting Up Saqqara: An Electrifying Alternative Theory for the Oversized Serapeum Sarcophagi" (2018-07-27, ancient-origins.net) [archive.is/9Sk0z]
RICHARD KELLY MOORE: The Suppressed Electrical Universe Theory and its Importance for Understanding Climate Change (2014-07-16) [https://vimeo.com/101088848]
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* "Kailasa Temple: How Was This Massive Hindu Temple Carved out of a Single Rock?" (2017-06-16, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-asia/kailasa-temple-how-was-massive-hindu-temple-carved-out-single-rock-008249?nopaging=1) [archive.is/BXn2i]
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* "Ancient churches and origins of wine in Republic of Georgia" (2018-07-26, cgtn.com) [archive.is/Tgr2v]
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* "Han Dynasty village discovered in Sichuan" (2018-07-26, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/s3Mvo]
* "Site of Han Dynasty village discovered in Sichuan, SW China" (2018-07-27, cgtn.com) [archive.is/E0WYo]
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* "Yunnan launches preservation project on ancient books" (2018-07-24, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/C5STI] [begin excerpt]: The project, primarily registering authors, book editions, as well as the locations of the books, was jointly organized by the Ancient Books Preservation and Conservation Association of China and the Yunnan Ancient Books Preservation Center.
Yunnan is home to more than one million ancient books. Since 2008, Yunnan has registered and cataloged about 70 percent of its ancient books found in local libraries, museums, and temples. [end excerpt]
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* "Legendary Lost City of Ucetia Has Been Found and Its Remains are Breathtaking" (2017-04-03, ancient-origins.net) [archive.is/hk2Vd]
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* "Hexi Corridor excavations lead to climatic change discovery" (2018-08-07, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/07/c_137373983.htm) [peeep.us/56f67b43]
* "40,000-yo foal unearthed in Siberia’s ‘Gateway to the Underworld’ in perfect condition" (2018-08-12, rt.com/news/435759-ice-age-horse-russia/) [archive.is/tcqxy]
- image caption: North-Eastern Federal University
* "World’s only ‘prickly’ woolly mammoth hat goes on sale in Siberia for $10k" (2018-08-13, rt.com/news/435843-mammoth-hair-hat-yakutia/) [archive.is/Bo3Iy]
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* "Mexican Archaeologists Find Oldest Mayan Remains in Cave; Mayan civilization dominated the region for some 2,000 years before the ancient civilization mysteriously abandoned its cities" (2018-08-12, telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexican-Archaeologists-Find-Oldest-Mayan-Remains-in-Cave-20180812-0004.html) [archive.is/uuEX5]
* "Ancient Mayan discovery: 7,000yo skeleton unearthed in Mexican cave" (2018-08-09, rt.com/news/435524-mexico-ancient-mayan-skeletons/) [peeep.us/4f00348a]
- image caption: One of the skulls recovered from the cave in Tabasco
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* "New sphinx discovered in Luxor" (2018-08-09, egypttoday.com/Article/4/55645/New-sphinx-discovered-in-Luxor) [archive.is/ZkU9e]:
A sphinx was found during the development of Al-Kabbash Road project, declared General Director of Luxor Antiquities Mohamed Abdel Aziz on Sunday.
Abdel Aziz remarked that the ministry is currently working on lifting the statue because due to the nature of the environment it is in, it cannot be extracted directly from its place.
He added that Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani has urged tourists to visit Al-Kabbash road to see the statue.
In the same context, Bassam al-Shamma, a researcher in Egyptology, remarked that the Sphinx’s discovery is expected as several sphinx statues are found across Luxor such as the sphinx statues for King Aymanhotb III and Thutmose IV.
Al-Kabbash Road project, which would be finished by the end of 2018, was resumed in 2017 with a budget of LE 230 million ($12.7 million) in cooperation with Luxor governorate, the head of the projects’ sector at the Ministry of Antiquities, Waheed Abou el-Ela, told Egypt Today Friday, quoting Minister al-Anani.
Abou el-Ela said the road will be paved to allow easy access for visitors in addition to moving utilities like electricity and water. The project includes the development of the floors, the completion of the excavation and repairs to the collection of Al-Kabbash, ram-headed sphinxes, in the warehouses followed by re-installing them.
Al-Anani announced that an engineering committee visited Luxor on May 27 to discuss all the project’s obstacles, to prepare a detailed study of the current situation and to prepare a comprehensive financial feasibility study for the project.
Al-Kabbash Road is the road that connects Luxor Temple to Karnak Temple.
The project to excavate and restore Al-Kabbash Road began in 2005 and about LE 600 million have been spent on the project. The project was halted after the January 25 Revolution.
* "Ancient Egyptian sphinx discovered during road construction between ancient temples" (2018-08-07, rt.com/news/435309-egypt-sphinx-luxor-karnak/) [archive.is/tz6tl]
* "Surprise Discovery of 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Sphinx with Human Head and Lion Body" (2018-08-12, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/sphinx-0010530) [archive.is/vwWG6]
* "Has Egypt's second sphinx been found? Ancient statue with a 'lion's body and a human head' is unearthed by stunned construction workers" (2018-08-09, dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6044053/Has-Egypts-second-sphinx-Statue-lions-body-human-head-found.html) [peeep.us/0819964d], synopsis: The new statue was discovered between the temples of Karnak and Luxor. The 'sphinx' was found on Al-Kabbash Road which connects the two temples. Officials has confirmed the statue has a 'lion's body with a human head'. Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt was near the Great Pyramids on the west bank. It is the oldest and largest known monumental sculpture in the world.
* "Another ancient sphinx likely found in Egypt: report" (2018-08-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/13/c_137386954.htm) [archive.is/r6Mjh]
* "Discovery of the statue of the "Sphinx" in the way of the rams in Luxor .. Learn the details" (2018-08-05, youm7.com/story/2018/8/5/اكتشاف-تمثال-لـ-أبو-الهول-فى-طريق-الكباش-بالأقصر-اعرف/3899787) [archive.is/6kO9J]; (translation, translate.google.com): Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Director General of the Antiquities of Luxor, said that a statue of the "Sphinx" was discovered during the development of the Kabbash road project, which is due to be completed later this year, in preparation for its opening.
The director general of the effects of Luxor, in special remarks for the "seventh day," that Dr. Khaled Anani, the Minister of Antiquities invited visitors to visit the path of rams to see the statue discovered during his visit yesterday, to inspect development projects and archaeological sites.
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Aziz pointed out that the statue, which is a human body and the head of a lion, is being removed. It can not be extracted at the moment it is discovered directly because of the nature of the environment in which it was found.
Dr. Mustafa Al-Saghir, director general of the Karnak ruins and supervisor of the Al-Kabbash road project, added that the statue has not been removed from the site until now, but is being lifted.
- image caption: Way of the Rams
* "Return of Egyptian Treasures: Artifacts smuggled out of Egypt recovered from Rome depot" (2018-08-10, news.cgtn.com/news/3351444d35454464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/Mcmdv]
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* "Ancient Egyptian sphinx discovered during road construction between ancient temples" (2018-08-07, rt.com/news/435309-egypt-sphinx-luxor-karnak/) [peeep.us/fa9485ff]
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* "Czech scientists discover connection between Ancient Egypt, Anatolia" (2018-08-07, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/07/c_137374319.htm) [peeep.us/771be2ba]
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* "Here's who was inside the 'cursed' Egyptian sarcophagus" (2018-08-19, rt.com/news/436343-egypt-sarcophagus-skeletons-curse/) [archive.is/dD28I]
* "Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Sa-Nakht May Have Been a Giant, New Study Suggests" (2017-08-06, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ancient-egyptian-pharaoh-sa-nakht-may-have-been-giant-new-study-suggests-021550) [archive.is/RsZ78]
* "3,000yo Egyptian cheese infected with deadly disease unearthed at ancient burial site" (2018-08-17, rt.com/news/436239-egypt-memphis-ancient-cheese/) [archive.is/pzFFl]
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* "Was Socrates in Space? A Question of Ancient Spaceflight" (2018-08-09, by Caleb Strom, ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/ancient-spaceflight-0010517) [archive.is/ueyvC]
- image caption: 10th century AD Greek copy of Aristarchus of Samos's 2nd century BC calculations of the relative sizes of the Sun, Moon and the Earth.
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“Alcmaeon” (last updated, 2017). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/alcmaeon/
Graefe, Volker, and Rainer Bischoff. "Past, present and future of intelligent robots." CIRA. 2003.
MacPherson, Hector. "The cosmological ideas among the Greeks." Popular Astronomy 24 (1916):358.
“Philolaus” (last updated, 2016). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/philolaus/#CosCos
Plato, Phaedo (109e-110d). Perseus Digital Library, Available at: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0170%3Atext%3DPhaedo%3Apage%3D109
“Thales” by Patricia O’Grady. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy . Available at https://www.iep.utm.edu/thales/#SH6c
“The steam-powered pigeon of Archytas – the flying machine of antiquity” by M.R. Reese (2014). Ancient Origins . Available at: https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-technology/steam-powered-pigeon-archytas-flying-machine-antiquity-002179
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* "Morocco Culture: Ancient Roman village with many mysteries facing revival" (2018-08-07, news.cgtn.com/news/3559544f34454464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [peeep.us/44633f61]
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* "Unmasking King Richard: Does the Lionhearted King of England Have a Better Reputation Than He Deserves?" (2017-06-18, by Wu Mingren, ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/unmasking-king-richard-does-lionhearted-king-england-have-better-reputation-he-021446) [archive.is/ToLcN]:
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Barrow, G. W. S., 2017. Richard I. [Online]
Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-I-king-of-England
Hickman, K., 2017. Crusades: King Richard I the Lionheart of England. [Online]
Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/crusades-king-richard-i-the-lionheart-2360690
Johnson, B., 2017. Richard Lionheart. [Online]
Available at: http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Richard-Lionheart/
The BBC, 2014. Richard I (1157 - 1199). [Online]
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TheMiddleAges.net, 2011. Richard the Lionheart. [Online]
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www.englishmonarchs.co.uk, 2005. Richard I the Lionheart. [Online]
Available at: http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_2.htm
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* "Model village in Islamabad hides centuries of almost forgotten, intriguing history" (2018-08-14, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/14/c_137389032.htm) [archive.is/0SWUb] [begin excerpt]: Historians believe that the village's architecture shows the fading footprints of four civilizations including Gandhara, Ashoka, Mughal and Greek, making it an ideal destination for visitors interested in finding traces of fading history in ancient buildings. [end excerpt]
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* "Relics of an ancient kiln found in east China" (2018-08-12, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d3151444e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/GTxd1]
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* "Villagers toil over return of lost mummy Buddha" (2018-07-31, xinhuanet.com) [xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/31/c_137359696.htm] [peeep.us/17052cc1]
* "Chinese court hears case on lost mummified Buddha" (2018-07-26, xinhuanet.com) [archive.is/8fJFR]
* "UK police returns Indian Buddha statue on India's Independent Day 57 years after theft" (2018-08-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3445544e79457a6333566d54/share.html) [archive.is/puYQa]
* "Restored or ruined? Botched Buddha restoration sparks outcry in China" (2018-08-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7945444e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/sJtWi]
- image caption: The before (L) and after (R) of the repair work that sparked criticism on social media.
- image caption: Another Buddhist site from the Song Dynasty, before (R) and after (L), was re-painted in 1999.
- image caption: One of the sites in Anyue County is missing its original marks in the in the "restored" version.
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* "Relics of ancient Shu civilization on display at National Museum of China" (2018-07-25, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d356b544f78457a6333566d54/share.html) [archive.is/IXh2N]
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* "Where Did the Polynesians Really Come From?" (2017-06-15, by Caleb Strom, ancient-origins.net/human-origins-science/where-did-polynesians-really-come-008243) [archive.is/pIera] [begin excerpt]:
The Express Train or Slow Boat to Polynesian Origins -
The two main theories today are called the Express Train Hypothesis and the Slow Boat Hypothesis. The Express Train Hypothesis says that Polynesians come originally from Taiwan by way of the Philippines and Melanesia. According to this view, Polynesians are mainly a part of a migration wave that came out of Taiwan. The western part of Polynesia was settled between 3000 and 1000 BC by people from Taiwan via the Philippines as well as parts of New Guinea. Eastern Polynesia was settled beginning around 900 AD as Polynesian voyagers began to set out from Tonga and Samoa and other islands of western Polynesia to settle the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, and Easter Island, among other islands of the region.
According to the Slow Boat Hypothesis, the ancestors of the Polynesians are of Austronesian descent and still have a connection to Taiwan, but the ancestors of modern Polynesians spent several centuries intermarrying with people of Papuan and Indonesian lineage before setting out to Polynesia.
The first view is supported by linguistic and ethnographic data, but there is genetic evidence for the second hypothesis. Genetic studies have shown, for example, that a significant percentage of the Polynesian population has y-chromosomal DNA haplogroups coming from Papua New Guinea while most of the mtDNA comes from haplogroups in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. This suggests some degree of intermarriage between Polynesians and other Austronesian groups as well as non-Austronesian groups. Another possible line of evidence for this hypothesis comes from the fact that there is a gap in the language evolution of Polynesian Austronesian languages. Polynesian languages have features that no other Austronesian languages possess. This could be because of interaction with Papuan and Indonesian populations.
- image caption: he face of Mana, a Lapita woman whose face was reconstructed using a model of her skull which was excavated from an early human settlement at Naitabale in Fiji. ( realhistoryww.com) Genetic studies have shown that most mtDNA in Polynesia comes from Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
- image caption: Drawing of Easter Island man and woman, by William Hodges, 1777. It is possible that South American voyagers sailed to Polynesia to meet the Rapa Nui.
References
“Epic pre-Columbian voyage suggested by genes” by Andrew Lawler (2014). Science. Available at: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/10/epic-pre-columbian-voyage-suggested-genes
Hage, Per, and Jeff Marck. "Matrilineality and the Melanesian origin of Polynesian Y chromosomes
1." Current Anthropology 44. S5 (2003): S121-S127.
Soares, Pedro, et al. "Ancient voyaging and Polynesian origins." The American Journal of Human
Genetics 88.2 (2011): 239-247.
* "Easter Island people want return of their sacred statue, stolen by imperial Brits" (2018-08-09, rt.com/news/435538-british-museum-moai-easter/) [peeep.us/b3e6861b]
- image caption: Moai sculpture from Easter Island in the British Museum
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* "Leaving their cave dwellings behind, Ningxia's ecological migrants embrace a better life" (2018-08-12, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/12/c_137385056.htm) [peeep.us/d21142ab]
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* "In saliva, clues to a 'ghost' species of ancient human; The evolutionary history of a salivary protein may point to interbreeding between humans and an enigmatic ancient relative" (2017-07-21, University at Buffalo, via sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170721113415.htm) [archive.is/jGdDZ]
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* "Archaeologists explore prehistoric ruins at west Tibet" (2018-08-16, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/16/c_137395867.htm) [archive.is/kNh5D]
* "Ancient tombs provide clues to mysterious civilization in Tibet" (2018-08-17, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/17/c_137397943.htm) [archive.is/JrfPV]
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* "Pre-Hispanic 4,000-Year-Old Bas Relief Wall Uncovered in Peru; Covered in skulls, seeds and snake skeletons, the abandoned remnants of the ancient bas-relief wall were uncovered by archaeologists north of the capital" (2018-08-16, telesurtv.net/english/news/Pre-Hispanic-4000-Year-Old-Bas-Relief-Wall-Uncovered-in-Peru-20180816-0019.html) [archive.is/07Drp]
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* "Israel discovers 19th-century soap factory in Jaffa" (2018-08-14, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/15/c_137390319.htm) [archive.is/iaMnf]:
A soap factory dating back to the 19th century has been unearthed, along with large underground chambers, in the old city of Jaffa, said a report published Tuesday by Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA).
The discoveries were revealed at the Uri Geller Museum, now under construction and expected to be opened to the public in a few months.
The site included troughs for mixing raw materials for the soap, a large cauldron, a hearth, water cisterns and underground vaults that were used for storage.
This discovery allows archeologists to reconstruct the manufacturing process, and to compare with similar factories where the traditional manufacturing process has remained.
The factory, whose original ownership remains unclear, is the second of its kind discovered in Jaffa, a part of the coastal city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, located in the center of Israel.
The production of soap from olive oil is an industry that was recorded as far back as the 10th-century. Soap became an important and lucrative product in the area, booming in the middle ages and continuing till the start of the 20th-century.
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* "World Photography Day: The history of photography at the Forbidden City" (2018-08-19, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d33416a4e79457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/JvN3I]
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* "Most Russians believe NASA’s lunar missions were fake" (2018-07-27, rt.com) [archive.is/WwOYL]
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* "UFO or old pier? Satellite PHOTO of round object beneath water off Greek coast has internet guessing" (2018-07-30, rt.com) [rt.com/news/434672-mystery-submersible-aegean-google/] [peeep.us/f28f33ee], image caption: A satellite image of the mysterious object in the sea.
- Speculation: Could be an illegal concrete and dirt dumping ground, an environmental crime...
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* "NASA astronaut asked ground control what the ‘alien-like’ object was that he saw in space" (2018-08-09, rt.com/news/435563-alien-nasa-space-shuttle-melvin/) [peeep.us/06db6325]
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* "Bermuda Triangle explorer finds 'alien craft' using maps made by NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper" (2018-08-09, rt.com/news/435539-cooper-miklos-map-alien/) [peeep.us/f40caf6b]
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* "Mysterious fireball that dazzled Alabama locals solved by NASA" (2018-08-18, rt.com/usa/436296-meteor-alabama-bright-sky/) [peeep.us/56e0817d]
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* "Bloody lunar eclipse prompts end-is-nigh prophecies – here’s all you need to know" (2018-07-26, rt.com/news/434293-blood-moon-prophecy-explainer/) [archive.is/eJSbM]
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* "Ice Age roundworms frozen for 47,000 years, wake up, start eating as if nothing happened; Now at over 47,000 years of age, a pair of roundworms are the oldest living multi cellular organism on the planet" (2018-07-27, ibtimes.co.in) [archive.li/uSbJb]
* "Prehistoric worms come back to life after 42,000 years of being frozen" (2018-07-31, xinhuanet.com) [xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/31/c_137359296.htm] [peeep.us/20cb5077]
* "They’re back! Worms unfrozen after 42,000 years are alive and eating" (2018-07-26, rt.com/news/434375-frozen-worms-alive-siberia-permafrost/) [archive.is/ptdm4]
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* "Daring entrepreneurs may simply be driven by mind-altering cat parasite – study" (2018-07-25, rt.com) [archive.fo/YY6Mo]
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* "Tigers in chains hope to unlock heavens for rain in Mexico; Hundreds of people have dressed as tigers in chains paraded through the Mexican streets of Chilapa to celebrate the La Tigrada festival" (2018-08-17, presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/16/571359/Mexico-La-Tigrada-festival) [archive.is/Iiotu]:
The festivities combine a mix of color, music and religion as people disguise themselves to give thanks to the god of rain and the virgin of assumption for blessings in the coming year.
Video [107.189.40.50/ptv//SiteVideo/20180816/mexico_march.mp4].
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* "The Australian Yowie: Mysterious Legends of a Tribe of Hairy People" (2018-08-15, ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/australian-yowie-mysterious-legends-tribe-hairy-people-003605) [archive.is/44Xuh]
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